For the second Sunday in a row, the balcony from where the pope prays the traditional Angelus remained empty. An unusual ...

Cardinals enter the Vatican’s sealed conclave to elect the next pope in a centuries-old ritual shrouded in secrecy.

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

On the morning of Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, The Vatican announced the death of the 266th Pope, Pope Francis. Aged 88, he died after a lengthy battle with respiratory illness.Born Jorge Mario ...

Siracusa was among a group of homeless, migrants, prisoners and transgender people waiting on the steps of the Basilica of St ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

In a workshop that's a stone's throw from St. Peter's Basilica, 86-year-old Raniero Mancinelli has been sewing cassocks for ...

President Donald Trump shared a doctored image of himself as pope, a role he cannot hold, drawing condemnation.

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Asked to respond to the criticism, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that, “President Trump flew to Italy to ...